Mop or brush handle.



Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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MOP GR ERUSE HANDLE.

To all 'whom fit may concern.'

e it known that l, WILLMM'WALLAGE Terrien, residinget Girard, in the county of Erie end Starte of Pennsylvanie, lieve invented certain improvements in Mop or Brush Handles, of Wliielrtlie following is e specificetion.

The present invention relates to liziiidles for grasping and retaining articles such es brushesy cloths or inesses of strings or rope employed in inops, dish-washers, dusters, ete.

The objects or' the invention ere to provide ready end adjustable nieens ivliereiiiy tlie vsriety of articles end materiels employed for the purposes enumerated may be secured, held, and quickly released when necessary; end-secured in suoli a. manner that none of the parte composing the seid Ineens shell come in contest with the objects upon the article held, suoli es 'e mop or cluster portion7 is being used, so that the objects shell not lie scratched, bruised or innired in any i wey. fill or which l will now proceed to desci'ilie and point' out in detail, reference being lied to tlie accompanying drawings. in

which# Figure l is zi' perspective View or en ein- -ne inyention. enotner upplioetion oi the inlio dirne s .ligure turned one-queru rrouiid. fig. l

und Figs. .5 und (S represent dit notions oi' e. deter-.lied ineinler.

Lil ii yond tire seine and iniv'ingg' its endel reinl'ioceted in the lower end oi' t uid seidliulilaein sist /z exieinli'l' iw nie. ic .ff lies :i hole 'In e listmgr o scr-i' i ioie; und f: lo Doss 'into tire here reugli iiil tened' and portions oi" the lioolt und the iluttencd portion re located in the slot il of tlie iiuo ut all times and seid hook is tliiis prevented from Specification oi Letters Patent.

which I Fig. is e pai-r- :i partiel section reprew e. seetion on. line etente. April 131, 1909.

Application ined. Novemiier is, ieee. sei-iai no. 463,153`

'l rotating-as the screw or handle is turned, es' herein described. The rod e and its iletteii-edl i portion constitute the shank of the hook. ln the application of the invention reprey l sented in Figs. 2, 3, and el, A represents a 1elotli, ii mass ofy parallel l through tlie central port or biglit m of which i entends or is looped the fibrous endless band i j, the opposite ends of which are held on the lliook. When' the cloth, ete., is to beet i teelied io the handle the cup end i is held l irnily and the handle turned, thus (reusing l 'rliesereiwthreeded port to traverse the nut l and tlie liooleto be projected troni the end i of the cup wsuiiirient distance, when the l loop (having been passed through the l center or biglit 'm of the cloth,y ete.) has its l ends placed oyer the hook., and then the lllendle is turned in en opposite direction l until the big'ht of the oloth'is drawn u into i the cup tightly and the utensil-is ree y for use-:is e floor inop, dish-Washer, or for an"T lpui'pose to which it may be applied. |l string 7c about the cloth secures the upper I port of the seine and gives forni to 'ille seine. i The instel piece iney be used instead of l tlie iiiirons bond il preferred, and Wliei'i einployeil it is passed t irougii clot-l1, its ends i oopeci up about tlie seine and the holes 2, 2, the hooi: sind then dreven up l placed over into the cup es 1before described. observed i" i the upper end oi the cloth. e lorinu e cnsliion, so klimt when alle device is for e ino'p.l there con lie no sarete-iiwhen used i used, sey

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ing or abrasion oi tl l e duster il'iere .i. il e no destruetion or in i ery of tlie mos., delicate article. l 'llie iigure l 'reoiesents the :ippliesen oi tire linniile to i iioor bresil. ln tiiis ese i g "orecr to secure 'to ilie inicia el the bresil iienii-splieriel mein er f' provided :it

- neuer side or neck willi ineens for sonnen i tion "i the lieoli foi" tlie needle, wiiieii me? lie en eye o in tire iz'ieniiiento which noel; is direelly connected, or e, loop nmy be employed. jy this errengei'n tiro liendie is hold firmly to the nu t i rfiif-li it may nieveF filter the ineen-er oi universel voint.

will be seen tliis dei-:ice provides :i 1Inouns for securely holding veri-,ty o articles, which nie-y be easily end quiel'ily strings or rope.

lt will be l detached. There is flexibility 4in the adjustment of the hook to a variety of thicknesses of cloth, etc., so that no particular sizes will have to be employed.

I do not'limit myself to the precise details shown in the drawings, as they may be Widely departed from and vstill embody the spirit of my invention.

I claim as my invention- The combination with a handle having a longitudinal hole and a fixed nut, of a ferrule secured to the handle and extending beyond its end, a hub rotatably'mounted in the end of the ferrule and having a longitudinal slot and provided with a cup-shaped portion be- In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this speeiiieation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 11th day of November 1908.

WILLIAM WALLACE TAYLOR.

Witnesses: y

FRAN K Il. WELLS, W. T. RYMAN. 

